One of our charming up-coming models just lent us an entertaining book: 1959’s “Wife Dressing”, a guide for the fine art of being a well-dressed wife.
Written by designer Anne Fogarty (best known for using layers and layers of crinolines, and for frequently mentioning her 18" waist) we started reading expecting a whole lot of sexist, dated, un- relatable advice, funny at best and vaguely insulting at worst. There definitely is a fair amount of that…
…but Anne Fogarty also had a successful career, so along with tips about how to fulfill assorted wifely duties there’s also some pretty solid practical advice, as well as some wardrobe ideas that make 1959 sound like a whole lot more fun than it probably actually was.
Here are a few more of the bits we enjoyed:
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